A look inside The Jazz Gallery

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Pianist Theo Walentiny will present his Theo Walentiny Group at The Jazz Gallery this week, alongside a series of abstract paintings created his father, painter Joe Walentiny. The paintings, collectively entitled “Soundscapes,” reflect and explore the impressionistic and improvisatory nature of Theo Walentiny’s compositions. Theo’s septet will include Adam O’Farrill on trumpet, Jasper Dutz on woodwinds, Kalia Vandever on trombone, and Lee Meadvin on guitar, in addition to Nick Dunston on bass and Connor Parks on drums who, with Walentiny, constitute the Aurelia Trio. We spoke with Walentiny, who gave us a sense of his compositional style, his affinity for thinking visually, and his thoughts on the New York scene from a childhood across the Hudson.

The Jazz Gallery: Could you tell me a little about the new group?

Theo Walentiny: Absolutely. It’s a mix of new and old music. We’ll play some older pieces, orchestrated for this newer instrumentation, as well as a few new things. In addition, my dad is an abstract painter, and he did a series of paintings in collaboration with a group of my compositions. We’re going to have the physical canvasses on display at The Gallery. When I’d visit home throughout the project, he would show me his progress. The work took a long time to develop and complete, so I was able to really see them grow.

TJG: How did this concept for the paired paintings come about?

TW: He proposed the idea after one of my shows. He took my recordings and spent a few months just painting and listening to the music. Each painting corresponds to a specific composition. It wasn’t a literal thing, where you might have certain brushstrokes corresponding to certain notes: It wasn’t systematic like that. Instead, he took the overall aura of the piece and allowed it to emerge visually. There’s one piece called “Short Story,” which is a tribute to Ravel, who’s been an important figure to me. The finished painting goes really well with the piece, with a very impressionistic atmosphere. “Short Story” is probably the most extended work we’ll be playing, with different sections and layers, which also translates well in the painting.

TJG: It’s great that the painting process is as impressionistic and improvisatory as your music. Talk to me about your compositions, and how improvisation comes into play.

TW: My music is definitely improvisation-driven, and much of how it sounds truly depends on the people playing it. That’s one of the reasons I’m so excited about this date at The Gallery. I love how passionate everyone in the group is, and I don’t like to be too restrictive or possessive, because everyone has such a voice. I’ve worked with this specific group of people in different capacities, and it’ll be really special to have everyone together like this.

In my music, I’m often not trying to simply have a melody, changes, solos, and a recap of the melody. It’s more like there are points where the music opens up, and improvisation becomes something people bring to the table. There’s this piece “Apprehension,” which starts out with a piano riff, or a duo with guitar, then a melody, and a form for soloing which can go almost anywhere. It’s not limited by the page. I’m focused on transitions between songs as well, and strive for a continuous set of music. I try to bridge the pieces with pairs of duos within the group. Horns might do a cadenza, there might be a short chorale, nothing too strict. Overall, we have a full sound where guitar and piano add a lot of warmth, and especially with bass clarinet, we have a lot of great options in terms of timbre.

TJG: I see the Aurelia Trio, with you, Connor Parks, and Nick Dunston, is nestled into the larger ensemble here. Is there any shared repertoire, and are the dynamics different with you as the leader?

TW: The trio was born of an octet project I used to have: We tried some of that music with Aurelia, and a few things worked, but it’s mostly a different book of repertoire, especially having the horns. With Nick and Connor in the group, it feels totally comfortable. Between the three of us, there’s so much trust, which comes from a lot of serious playing together. It makes whatever might happen automatically feel very comfortable.

TJG: You do some film scoring as well. What inspires you about composing for film?

TW: I enjoy looking at music visually, as I was talking about earlier with my dad’s paintings. When composing, I see scenes or colors in my head, that type of thing. It feels very intuitive to look at things visually. Sometimes, working with the ensemble, it’s about creating lush landscapes, harsh edges, distant vistas. I try to orchestrate spaciousness into the group. Everyone can imagine something different, which is valid. I’ve often received comments that my music feels visual, especially from listeners at shows, and those visuals are often different from what I see in my head.

TJG: I see you’ve been on the road a lot, from Israel to Switzerland. What foreign musical experience has made the biggest impact on you?

TW: The different range of audiences made an impact on me, compared to the New York audience. People really show up, and they listen with such enthusiasm. I felt an acceptance for whatever we wanted to play, especially in Switzerland at the Montreux festival. We don’t change our playing for our audiences, and I think they really appreciate it.

TJG: As a New York musician now, how did growing up in New Jersey shape your perspective of the scene?

TW: Being so close growing up, I would go in every weekend to see music. I got an early view of what it is to be a working musician in the city. I was able to see that everyone does a huge variety of things, even if they’re known for one thing in particular. For example, I did a precollege program run by Christian McBride, who most people think of as a straight-ahead jazz bass player. But he does everything. For example, I saw with him at the Vanguard with John Zorn, Tyshawn Sorey, and Steve Coleman. I’m glad I was able to see at a young age. Otherwise, I don’t think I would have realized the depth of what a lot of people do to work as musicians in the city.

The Theo Walentiny Group plays The Jazz Gallery on Thursday, February 22, 2018. The group features Mr. Walentiny on piano, Adam O’Farrill on trumpet, Jasper Dutz on woodwinds, Kalia Vandever on trombone, Lee Meadvin on guitar, Nick Dunston on bass, and Connor Parks on drums. Sets are at 7:30 and 9:30 P.M. $15 general admission (FREE for members), $20 reserved cabaret seating ($10 for members) for each set. Purchase tickets here.


JOHN HOLLAND: “Synchronicities And You”

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Is your soul trying to get your attention?

Synchronicities and so-called coincidences are clear signs that the Divine Source is knocking on your door.  Sometimes it could be a soft tap or for those times when you’re not paying attention, it could be a loud bang!

When source works through synchronicities, it can manifest itself in some pretty unique ways.  I have my own definition and refer to them as my divine nudges.  For example, it’s when I hear the same phrase or saying from more than one person in a day?  It’s when the same numbers keep showing up in your life?  Has someone mentioned the same person you were just thinking of?  Have you met someone out of the blue who seemed to answer a question that you were just pondering?

How to tell if it is synchronicities?

These are all just signs for you, and I encourage you to pause, be open, and pay attention but most importantly, acknowledge that the source is sending you a message.

I know this man who was having a hard time switching careers and it was clearly causing him a lot of stress with all the unanswered questions.  He was offered a new job and wasn’t sure if he wanted to leave the security of his existing job where he’d worked for years.  One day as he was driving to work and in a state of indecisiveness, he found himself asking himself all the nagging questions that torment us at such times:

  • “Should I take the new job?”
  • “Will I be happy?”
  • “Am I doing the right thing?”

At that precise moment as he was churning the questions over and over, he looked up and saw a bus drive by and for some reason, he read the billboard on the side of the bus. It was a Nike advertisement with the slogan:

“Just Do It!”

These are not just coincidences!  I don’t believe there are accidents in this intelligent universe.  It’s times like these that you should ask yourself: “What am I supposed to be learning or doing right now?”  I feel when these synchronistic events happen, it’s the inner workings of your soul showing up in your outside physical world.

Tips on tapping into, and working with, synchronicities

This week try to notice if synchronistic events are happening around you and your life.  Here are a few tips to assist you to Begin to notice and act on those divine nudges.

The more you notice and pay attention to meaningful synchronistic events and coincidences, the easier it gets for them to multiply in your life.

  • Notice when you run in to people unexpectedly.  Really listen to what’s being said in the conversation and the hidden message that could be there for you.
  • If there’s a certain problem in your life, try to let it go and turn it over to synchronicity.  What you’re saying to the Divine Source is: “OK, show me! Let me be aware and act when the answer or guidance is being presented to me.”
  • Work with your journal and intuition to become even more aware when source is knocking on your door.
  • Believe that it’s possible.  A positive attitude enhances the experience, just as a negative attitude will shut it down.

This article maybe the first from me you have seen, you may have had this forwarded to you from a friend, or someone might have simply had you read this after you just told them of a so called coincidence that has or keeps showing up in your life.  You were meant to receive this newsletter with this message.  This is another example of synchronicity trying to get your attention.

As I’ve said: “There are no accidents!  I truly believe that life tries to show us miracles every day, if we would simply notice — and act upon them.”

Live a Soul-Filled Life!

About the author: John Holland is an artist, author, public speaker, and psychic medium. To learn more about John Holland, visit  ~via

Revealing Synchronicity — The Science Behind Coincidence

Yes, There Is A Way To Create Synchronicity

So, let’s face it…

The Science Behind The Chance Meeting — Not A ‘Coincidence’

A Final Word

MICHELLE WALLING, CHLC: “What Does The 11:11 Repetition Mean To You?”

How many times have you been prompted to look at the clock right at that moment of 11:11? Perhaps you picked up your cell phone right at the moment of 11:11. Not at 11:10 or 11:12. What is the message 11:11 brings you?

One of the most recognizable and frequent synchronicities is seeing 11:11. Synchronicity is a sign that you are tuned in to the field of messages. The field of messages contain the higher waves of consciousness that are now available more than ever.

The most significant message of 11:11 is that your guide/higher self is triggering you  to “wake up” from the dream. It is a precursor to exiting the matrix. 11:11 is a continuous message that progresses you consciously and subconsciously to the next levels of higher dimensional consciousness and vibration.

Pay attention to what you are doing or thinking at the time that you see 11:11. If you are doing nothing, pay attention to that too, and begin doing nothing more often so that you can find the field of messages again.

The 11:11 synchronicity can also help you find your purpose by following the clues. Keep a journal and write down what you were doing at the time. You will have to look at the bigger picture to connect the dots.

Besides the main message of waking up and connecting to higher awareness, 11:11 can mean different things to different people. It is up to you to figure out what the meaning is by using your intuition and by going within for the answers. By practicing the interpretation of 11:11, it can be a guide and a tool for learning how to discern and make the higher connection within.

Here are some examples of what 11:11 has meant to me at different times:

  1. You are moving forward
  2. You are on the right path
  3. You are shifting timelines towards the highest and best outcome for you
  4. You may need to focus on that particular the area of your life
  5. Everything is going to be o.k.!

There is more significance of the magical 11:11!

11:11 represents the Law of One, or unity consciousness. It reminds us that we are all interconnected. At the very moment that you are seeing 11:11, many other beings are also seeing 11:11 and saying “why am I seeing 11:11”? This raises the collective awareness together.

In numerology, 11 is a master number. 11 signifies Spiritual illumination, empathic abilities, supernatural and paranormal abilities, insights, and intuition. All of these things help us awaken and raise our vibration so that we can attune to the higher realms.

11:11 is also symmetrical, signifying balance and repetition,  which triggers the subconscious. It’s fun to pay attention to your reality when you are out in the matrix. You can find 11:11 on license plates, door numbers, signs, and receipts.

Don’t take your repetitive signs for granted. Be sure to show gratitude by thanking the Universe for these messages. Acknowledging the 11:11 signs will open the door for more to come.

By Michelle Walling, CHLC
Editor, WooWoo Media

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Michelle WallingMichelle Walling, CHLC is a Holistic Life Coach, international public speaker, writer, webmaster, and radio show host. In 2013, Michelle started her public career as a spiritual, metaphysical, and esoteric contributing writer for Michelle is the webmaster for, and, and is the co-creator of Michelle is the host of In5d’s Cosmic Awakening Show and In5d Network. Her personal Facebook page can be found here.

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ELIMOR BADER: “How Many of These Awakening Symptoms Have You Experienced?”

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Over the last couple  of decennium, exponentially more people started to feel a bigger affinity towards spirituality. Something is not only changing in the world, but also inside of us. There seems to be a link between those changes. It seems like more people are starting to wake up and experience a so-called ‘spiritual awakening’.

A spiritual awakening is for every person different, so is the way a person experiences spirituality and to which degree it influences their life on a daily base.  Some people do not even realize they experience symptoms of a spiritual awakening, because they don’t know how to categorize their experience.

Extremely vivid and lucid dreams
Ever had the feeling after waking up from a deep sleep, that you were not sure if something really happened or if you dreamt it? These are the extreme vivid dreams. Sometimes you will even find yourself being conscious in a dream. The moment that you realize you are dreaming you can take control of the dream, and experience the infinite possibilities of a lucid dream.

A sudden interest in the paranormal and metaphysical subjects

Life changing events

The urge to say goodbye to restrictive patterns

Time seems to go faster
The acceleration of time is also a clear symptom, this can be explained by the big events that are occurring in your life. Everything is changing around you and you can’t stop it. The best thing you can do is try to live your life a conscious as possible, acknowledge the ‘now’.

Getting a new perspective on life

Synchronicities get noticeable

Experiencing ‘oneness’

LAURA MARIE: “21 Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening”

Spiritual Awakening

21 Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening

1) The feeling that something has changed inside of you

2) Awareness of your old negative habits

4) To not stand superficiality and everything that is not authentic

5) Deep sadness / compassion about the suffering in the world

6) Feeling the need to make this world a better place

7) A deep yearning for meaning in your life

8) Hypersensitivity

9) Creativity and increased inspiration, need to realize your dreams

11) Increased intuitions and desire to reconnect with yourself

12) Increase in « coincidences » and in « synchronicities » in your life

13) More awareness and attention to the food you eat

14) Changing sleep patterns

16) Loss of interest in all forms of conflict

18) Increased willingness to love and give without expectations

20) Strong connection to animals and nature

21) Feeling of Bliss

All of this, makes you feel a deep feeling of bliss. You feel a burn in your chest, of love towards life, of gratitude, of joy, of enthusiasm for no reason. You feel like you couldn’t be happier than you are now, knowing what you now know. You get delighted by « nothing » (in the eyes of most people) but to you, it is extraordinary (the perfection of an animal fur, its colors, traits, the perfection of the human body, of plants, flowers, the sun, the ocean…)

With all my love,


The British Cyclopaedia: Cestrum (Linnaeus).

The British Cyclopaedia
Complete in ten volumes.
Volume VI.
Natural history.
A handsome genus of mostly tropical shrubs, belonging to the fifth class of Linnaeus, and to the natural order Solaneae; generic character: calyx pitcher shaped, five toothed; corolla funnel formed, limb plaited and five cleft; stamens inserted in the tube, often toothed; capsule one celled, many-seeded. Some of the species of this genus are ornamental, most of them having fine foliage. Their qualities are said to be poisonous. The Cestrum tinctorum, a native of the Caraccas, is used by the dyer. The greenhouse kinds are increased by cuttings.

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As a 2nd generation threat tool, Heimdal is engineered to ensure proactive security. Because you need a solution to eliminate vulnerabilities and block threats before they turn into breaches and infections.

The fact that the Internet is the main malware delivery method today makes scanning for and blocking malicious web traffic a core security component.

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Counter-Terrorism, Security and Intelligence in the EU: Governance Challenges for Collection, Exchange and Analysis

In this article, author Monica Den Boer seeks to address the emerging role of the European Union (EU) as a security and intelligence actor from the perspective of counter-terrorism. Intelligence as a process and product has been strongly promoted by the EU as a useful and necessary tool in the fight against terrorism, radicalization, organized crime and public order problems. A range of agencies has been established that collect, analyze and operationalize intelligence in view of strategically defined security threats. Examples are Europol and Frontex. This article makes an inventory of their roles and competences in the field of intelligence and looks at the list of instruments that encourage the sharing of intelligence between different law enforcement and security agencies. Moreover, it is argued in this article that as intelligence becomes more hybrid and as the EU only holds light powers of oversight on ownership and integrity of data, considerable governance challenges lurk around the corner. As ‘intelligence’ is usually a complex and sensitive product, it often travels outside formal bureaucratic channels, which undermines accountability and transparency of where, how and for what purpose the intelligence was gathered.

To cite this article: Monica Den Boer (2015) "Counter-Terrorism, Security and Intelligence in the EU:Governance Challenges for Collection, Exchange and Analysis", Intelligence and National Securit y, 30:2-3, 402-419, DOI: 10.1080/02684527.2014.988444


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Subject: [boost] Preliminary review request for (Boost) QVM
From: Emil Dotchevski (emildotchevski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-06 22:38:46

This is a library for working with Quaternions, Vectors and Matrices
of static size. A type traits system is used to enable generic
namespace-scope (operator) function templates that implement various
Q, V and M operations for any (user-defined) compatible type.

The library also defines view proxies which provide lvalue or rvalue
access to objects as if they are of a different type. For example,
col<1>(m) refers to column 1 of the matrix m as if it is a vector.
This system works without creating temporary objects, and should enjoy
zero abstraction penalty with most compilers (assuming inlining

The online documentation is at

Complete source code and documentation can be downloaded here:

Note: QVM supersedes (Boost) LA which was submitted for preliminary
review about a year ago. It adds a few missing pieces (most notably
support for quaternions), uses shorter names for types and functions,
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Microwave Oven is called better half of kitchen. With the help of microwaves oven people can cook more delicious and tastier food, with the short passage of time.

Have you ever asked this question to your inner soul, that a food which is cooked by microwave oven is healthier for our health or not? not at all, a food which is cooked through microwave ovens is highly hazardous to human health. It gives off radiation which are similar to radio waves these waves are turned out by magnetron (a magnetron is device which is used in every microwave ovens to generate electromagnetic waves). Magnetrons turn out EMF with a microwave frequency about 2,450 megahertz. These waves attack the natural polarity of water molecules causing fraction that in turn creates thermal energy.

According to healthcare experts the food that is cooked in microwaves oven loses its important nutritional value about 60 to 90 per cent. Which leads to increase the risk carcinogenic cells in blood, cataract, birth defect, as well as causes infertility in men and several other horrific diseases in human.

It was firstly invented by the Nazi’s for his army troops for cooking method in World War II. Later on it was banned due it’s biological effects by soviet Union in 1976. Soviet Scientists found these waves which are turned out by microwaves decrease the ability of vitamins such as vitamins B complex, vitamins C and E, essential minerals and lipotropics.

Whereas in 1991 the Swiss Doctor Hans Ulrich Hertelmade a research and explained that a food that is prepared through microwave is caused lose of hemoglobins which indicate anemia, fall off in numbers of red blood cells, outturns of radiolyticcompounds, fall off in numbers of white blood cells and increased in cholesterol level.

According to well known scientist, professor Franz Adelkofer, the high frequency of electromagnet wave can causes geno-toxic effects and damages DNA which leads to cancer.

Sicknesses which are caused by microwaves are. Insomnia (sleeplessness), headache and dizziness, nausea, cataract, frequent urination, cardiac diseases, infertility in men, cancer and weakened immune system.

The best way to save the nutritional value of food and make ourselves healthy we must use traditional methods of cooking which have been used by our ancestors.

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토론주제 : Debate Question: Should sending organisms to the Moon or other planets be prohibited?

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No. 0
Manager's Pro Opinion
Yes, sending organisms to the Moon or other planets should be prohibited. Space environments must be protected. Sending any organisms to another planet or the Moon is harmful. They could contaminate their natural environments. There is no way to prove that small bacteria, animals or plants would have a positive effect in these places. Scientists should not try to create an ecosystem on the Moon or on other planets. This should happen naturally and not with any human intervention.
No. 0
Manager's Con Opinion
No, it was not a good idea to send the tardigrades to the Moon. Scientists are not sure how they might affect the Moon. Tardigrades are tough creatures and are likely to survive the Moon’s harsh conditions. Now, these creatures have contaminated the Moon. Scientists should be careful when sending anything to the Moon. It is their responsibility to protect the Moon.

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No. 5795

Humans and bacterias develop. Despite the tough weather of the other planets, I believe that the creatures will be able to survive in the planets. If we find out that we can live there by those who were sent, if the creatures all wipe out because of something very dangerous, we can go to the other planets and be safe until the universe wipes out.
For these reasons I strongly believe that we should send organisms to the planets.

(red031225)19.09.10 07:19

No. 5809

It was a pretty good idea to send tardigraids to the moon, because tardigraids dosent die easily. It will make easier for peopie to know moon's nature. So, sending organisms to the Moon or other planets should be prohibited.

박서진(skymh98)19.09.16 07:30

No. 5812

I think sending organisms to the Moon or other planets should be prohibited. It is good to find out the condition of the moon or other planets. Yet, we don’t know that organisms have positive effect on planets or the moon. Not like our purpose, we can make the environment much worse. We don’t need to send organisms to the moon or outer space. In the future, when technologies develop and it is safe to send organisms to outer space, than we can send them. But now, scientists should do more research.

한효주(hhj070525)19.09.16 21:15

No. 5825

This event could be useful for other scientific technology increase.

박준우(mangojw)19.09.19 21:55


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Hannah Berner is a cast member on Bravo's "Summer House," where she has been open about her experience with anxiety and depression. She's also the host of the podcast "Berning In Hell," where she interviews influencers and other celebrities about their own mental health, insecurities and fears.


Influence of heavy metal music

Whether it be to harmonize with the guitars or act as a bridge between choruses, vocal effects dominate the emotionally heavy side of the album. When Sleep chooses to turn the volume down, as on the Influence of heavy metal music second bluegrass interval titled "Some Grass," it is only to prepare the listener for the next pummeling assault.

In live performance, loudness —an "onslaught of sound", in sociologist Deena Weinstein 's description—is considered vital. Judas Priest British Steel Judas Priest's Rob Halford looked back on the making of British Steel with me in a summer Houston Press profile as the band was playing the album every night in its entirety.

Heavy metal genres

At the hearing, the PMRC alleged that the song was about sadomasochism and rape ; Snider stated that the song was about his bandmate's throat surgery. However researches which are conducted in Iowa University, show that there is no significant relationship between anti-social personality and being a fan of heavy metal.

Perceive and analyze artistic work. MetallicaMegadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer pioneered thrash metal, distinguished by its fast tempos, harsh vocal and guitar timbres, aggressivenessand critical or sarcastic lyrics. Make intertextual links among and across texts, including other media e.

It also has been used to classify certain elements or compoundsas in the phrase heavy metal poisoning. The outcome of the study is, participants who listen non-violent songs feel more depressed than the participants who listen heavy metal.

And, yes, there is even cowbell. Pain of Salvation kicked off in phenomenal fashion with an aggressive, emotional, thematically coherent album that engages us right from the beginning and draws us in willingly for repeated listens. See end of this post for link to paper.

Avant-garde metal Dan Mongrain of avant-garde metal band Voivod Avant-garde metal or avant-metal, also known as experimental metal, is a subgenre of heavy metal music loosely defined by use of experimentation and characterized by the use of innovative, avant-garde elements, large-scale experimentation, and the use of non-standard and unconventional sounds, instruments, song structures, playing styles, and vocal techniques.

Heavy metal

Many heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, chromium, coppers, and lead just to name a fewbioaccumulate in the environment, meaning that while small short-term exposure presents little to no danger, continual exposure to trace amounts accumulate in the system, resulting in the accumulation of high levels of the metal in the system and long-term damage.

Please consult your doctor before altering your alcohol consumption habits. The theme of birth, death and the pain of living with cancer are woven throughout the entire album.

An example is Walser's linkage of heavy metal music with the ideologies and even some of the performance practices of nineteenth-century Romanticism. The ties that bind the two bands started in the s and were still strong in the s.

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Though long-term studies should be performed to get a more complete view of the effect of arsenic and other heavy metal contamination in wines, this study shows that wine produced in regions of naturally higher heavy metal levels, while they do show increased concentrations in the wine itself, it does not appear to be at levels that are dangerous for human consumption for the short-term.

Along with the title song, tunes like "War Pigs" and "Iron Man" are instantly memorable -- the kinds of tracks you only have to hear once before they're forever seared on your psyche.

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While the newbies grew and moved forward to dominate the metal landscape, this was Priest's last stand. Profound Lore Records They take as an example Sabbath's second album Paranoidwhich "included songs dealing with personal trauma—' Paranoid ' and ' Fairies Wear Boots ' which described the unsavoury side effects of drug-taking —as well as those confronting wider issues, such as the self-explanatory ' War Pigs ' and ' Hand of Doom '.

The student relates music to history, culture, and the world. While the Ozzman's harmonica work on "The Wizard" may have aged less gracefully, the album remains unstoppably heavy, an unparalleled classic. The record is chock-full of now-classic guitar licks by Tony Iommi.Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late s and early s, largely in the United Kingdom.

May 21,  · Despite the arousing influence of the music, heavy metal fans displayed no difference in self-reported anger whether they were listening to a non-preferred music genre (country) or heavy metal. Non-fans, on the other hand, did display greater self-reported anger after listening to heavy metal.

From heavy blues outings of the late 60s to pioneering hard rock anthems from the early 70s, we bring you the 11 heaviest proto-metal songs that inspired heavy metal and today’s headbangers.

Heavy metal music

Alternative metal is a style of heavy metal and alternative rock which emerged in the mids, and gained popularity in the early s. Alternative metal usually combines heavy metal with influences from genres like alternative rock, and in some cases other genres not normally associated with metal.

Heavy metal, often referred to as metal, is a genre of rock music that developed in the late s and early s with roots in blues rock and psychedelic rock. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are often associated with masculinity, aggression and machismo.

The specific influence on Heavy Metal by Hard Rock bands and artists such as the Kinks, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix The historical and social context of Birmingham, England, during the late s and early s.

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Domestic Violence in Rural Areas Essay

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Domestic violence is a serious criminal, familial, and societal problem. Statistics indicate that many women fall victim to domestic violence however it is impossible to quantify the actual pain and degradation they face. Fear and terror are equally impossible to quantify as women and family anticipate their next assault. Domestic violence touches all walks of life therefore the use of gender specific language should not be construed to mean that domestic violence is only perpetrated on women or in heterosexual relationships. However, academic research consistently demonstrates that the majority of domestic violence victims are female and the batters male. For the purpose of this paper, violence perpetrated on women from men will be the focus.
Battering is the largest cause of injury to women when compared to rape, auto accidents, and mugging combined (Robinson, 2000). The physical violence endured by women has ramifications beyond what women themselves suffer. For example, babies born with birth defects are increased because of pregnant women being battered, and children witnessing domestic violence are more likely to the repeat the cycle of violence as they get older (Robinson, 2000). Not only are children living in abusive homes adversely affected by what they witness, they are at risk of being abused themselves. It is estimated that 40% to 50% of men who batter their spouse also physically and emotionally abuse their children (Robinson, 2000).
The most commonly asked question about domestic violence is why do women stay in an abusive relationship. Multitudes of reasons exist that are extremely complex. The book Rural Women Battering and the Justice System (Websdale, 1998) offers several reasons why women stay in...

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The tragedy of domestic violence is not new. Historically not only have men had legal rights to beat their spouse but is presently socially endorsed in rural regions. Woman battering is a problem in rural regions that has been ignored far too long. As noted by Websdale, 1998 social and geographical isolations make if difficult for women in rural region to escape violent perpertrators. Due to the isolations that rural women encounter accessing help from the criminal justice system is difficult. Women in urban/suburban regions are not present with the same isolations therefore the accessibility of the criminal justice system is much more reasonable. The nature of battering as previously stated in no different in rural regions than that of urban regions. Violence is violence no matter where the incidents occur.

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Employment opportunities for graduates in Business, Marketing and HRM:
Finance –
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They play a strategic role by providing professional advice, aiming to maximise profitability on behalf of their client or employer. They work in many different settings, including public practice firms, industry, commerce and the public sector”.
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I’m confused by the term “church fathers.” I have wondered about men like Thomas a Kempis. Were these individuals believers? Are they our spiritual fathers in some way? (I was saved out of the Catholic church 15 years ago.)

As I read your letter, I thought of Jesus’ words to His disciples: “Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matt. 16:18). As we study church history, we realize the spiritual struggles of believers in the centuries since Christ lived on earth. We think that we live in a difficult time, but we have many advantages that believers in the first centuries after Christ lived on earth did not have. One of the impressions we get concerning the early centuries of Christianity is that of a continual fight against error—both within and without the community of believers.

Various church historians have used a number of terms to identify the early leaders of the church. Under these terms, which also identify periods of time in the early centuries, we have the loose designation that you mention—”church fathers”—to label individuals who standout. Irenaeus, Tertuffian, Clement, and Origen are a few.

The “apostolic fathers” make up the first group. They lived in a period from about AD 90 to 150. This group included Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyma, Barnabas of Alexandria, and others. These men produced letters and other writings, and they tried to understand Christ better. For the most part, their writings reveal a zealous church without the trappings of hierarchy. Persecution occurred almost from the Day of Pentecost and has continued ever since, in varying degrees.

Persecution, while hideous, has been used of God to further the message of the Bible, to keep Christians awake and alert, and to purify from sin. Undoubtedly God has had a multitude of reasons for allowing persecution. The world has had many reasons for persecuting Christians. Those occupied with religion, whether Jews or heathen, saw Christianity as a threat to their beliefs and practices. The Romans and others persecuted Christians because they were suspicious of Christians’ teachings about Christ as a ruler with a future kingdom. Other persecution took place for pure enjoyment or sport or because others saw Christians as scapegoats for problems and calamities. And, of course, the unsaved didn’t like the way Christians tried to bring non-Christians to conversion. They, like the masters of the girl of divination in Acts, would rather have been left alone to pursue their sinful lifestyles. We see the same attitudes displayed today as believers and their influence are increasingly being removed from public life.

The “apostolic fathers” were not necessarily completely sound in their theology. Some thought that being a martyr or a celibate, for example, atoned for sin. The doctrine of baptismal regeneration also began to creep in.

The second period, from AD 130 to 180, includes a group of people often called “the apologists.” As heretics falsely accused Christians and misrepresented their teachings, various individuals wrote to defend the believers. Justin Martyr, perhaps the best-known apologist, got the name “Martyr” because he was beheaded for his faith a few years after writing his famous Apology.

During the latter part of the second century, two heresies became especially serious: Gnosticism and Montanism. Gnosticism, which did not originate in Christianity, had many forms and sects within it, making it difficult to pinpoint a common belief. It would be safe to say that human knowledge prevailed and that the Gnostics scoffed at the believers’ practice of walking by faith. They also doubted that Christ had lived on earth in human form. Montanism, on the other hand, came from within the church. About AD 156, Montanus proclaimed himself as the instrument through which the Holy Spirit was speaking. He preoccupied himself with the idea that the Holy Spirit did not come at Pentecost but that Christ’s promise was about to be fulfilled and a new dispensation was about to begin. He and his followers practiced extreme asceticism, including fastings and celibacy. Some believers considered a growing worldliness in the church a cause for welcoming Montanism.

Other serious heresies also existed. Whatever we think about the early “church fathers” and their aberrations of doctrine and practice, we still have to concede that they probably did the best they could with what light they had. Fortunately, while such movements as Gnosticism and Montanism posed a grave threat in those years, the majority of true Christians did not embrace them.

The third group, the “polemicists,” came right after the apologists and went to approximately AD 225. They were the “giants” most commonly associated with the term “church fathers”—men such as Irenaeus, Flippolytus, Tertullian, Cyprian, Clement, and Origen. These periods and personalities overlap somewhat. The polemicists, we should note, were fastidious in holding to the New Testament books as the source of right doctrine. We find emerging from this period what some have termed the “three Cs”: a creed, the canon, and catholicity. In other words, we find that the church adopted the Apostles’ Creed so that everyone could know what the church accepted as the truth. Canonists also determined which books belonged to the Scriptures, as people were confused concerning which writings were valid and which ones were not.

And, from this period to the Reformation, we find the beginnings and development of the Catholic concept of church government, as opposed to the simple organization of the early New Testament church.

Next we have the period of “scientific theologians” who attempted to apply scientific methods of Biblical interpretation and textual criticism. These men include Jerome, Augustine, Theodore and John Chrysostom, Ambrose, and others who defended the faith. They gave us writings and creeds that serve as a basis for summarizing what we believe and that strengthen a common belief in the church as an institution. Unfortunately many wrong teachings began to germinate during this period of time; for example, doctrines and practices associated with the Roman Catholic Church, such as purgatory, sacramentalism, and priestly mediation.

The scene changed dramatically when Constantine, the emperor of Rome, nominally embraced Christianity. He moved to make Christianity a state religion with an act known as the Edict of Milan in AD 313. Suddenly Christendom went from a persecuted minority to a fat, established majority. Constantine gave large sums of money to the clergy, built magnificent church buildings, and forbade Sunday work. However, since Christianity had become an advantage, heathen people joined the church in droves, and corruption poured into it. Several councils, including Nicaea and Chalcedon, further expressed the fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith.

You mentioned Thomas a Kempis. We must jump many centuries of “Dark Ages” to the time of the Reformation. He, along with others of the pre-Reformation period, wrote works that linger to this day. They reflect on the simple piety that characterized those in a monastic frame of reference.

What do we conclude? First, we take history and learn what we can from it. Error creeps in when people do not learn from past error. I am concerned that, for the most part, we are not teaching our children and teens church history. And while we’re at it, we should familiarize them with the history of our own GARBC fellowship and the reasons it came into existence.

Second, we don’t worship these early “church fathers.” They were human and often embraced false doctrines and practices. We also consider the times they lived in and appreciate what many of them went through. We will know who the believers are when we get to Glory. Third, we see the sovereignty of God and how He controls history. We appreciate the fact that He perfectly preserves His Word and His people in a hostile world.

Reprinted from the Baptist Bulletin (July/August 1993).
© 1993 Regular Baptist Press. All rights reserved.
Used by permission.


Feeding the Homeless

For World Day of the Poor, the chaplaincy team and school council went to St Matthias to help with the homeless shelter. Every Tuesday, homeless people come in to eat. They can also sleep in the beds that are provided for them.

It was really exciting for us to help with the cooking; we made vegetarian pasta bake and spaghetti bolognaise: it was important that we made a vegetarian dish because some people in their religion don’t eat meat.  We helped to make the beds and put out warm socks and toiletries in order for the homeless people to feel as welcome and comfortable as possible.

We also asked questions like what would happen if there wasn’t enough of beds? It was very upsetting to know that those who did not have a bed were forced to sleep outside in the streets. Whilst serving the food that me made we spoke to an Ethiopian man about his situation. Even though he has nowhere to live he has a very positive attitude to life and prays that one day his situation will improve.

We were delighted to help people be safe by having a nice warm bed and food in their tummy. We are excited to feedback to all the children in the school and tell them how they can help those in need.


Free at Last, (Cell) Free at Last?

Cell Free DNA analysis may improve the scalability of genomics for prostate cancer.  The management of CRPC has long been plagued by the inability of clinicians to get an accurate sense of the underlying biology of the tumor that they are treating.

Those of us with some familiarity with cell lines and a general sense of prostate cancer pathology have known that PTEN loss, P53 mutation and Pi3Kinase mutation are common events in the disease writ large, but we’ve never been able to tell which, if any, of these aberrations are occurring in the patient we are talking to in the clinic at or near the time that we are talking to him. Furthermore, biopsies of bone metastases, requiring meticulous decalcification, histological evaluation and DNA extraction has been relegated to large research centers. Not to diminish the importance of this work, which has taught us a lot about the disease, but it suffers from scalability problems.

And so, emerging data with cell free DNA technology is particularly encouraging and has my vote for the most disruptive technology to emerge in the management of advanced prostate cancer in the last couple of years. It faces some barriers of validation, but is worth watching for sure.

Kim Chi and Alex Wyatt, both at the BC Cancer Agency in Vancouver, British Columbia, demonstrated an effective potential use of this technology in Dr Chi’s presentation earlier this summer at ASCO ( and a forthcoming publication).  In it, they were able to demonstrate differences in patient outcome based on circulating tumor DNA Analysis.

For those who are not familiar with this technology and its scope, a brief primer: First, our blood streams are filled with circulating DNA fragments, so-called ‘Cell free’ DNA or CF DNA.

Virtually all patients with advanced CRPC will have detectable CF DNA, and in a prostate cancer patient, a significant amount of the CF DNA is circulating tumor DNA, or CTDNA. In the study presented by Dr Chi, about three quarters of patients had measurable CTDNA fraction. In advanced disease patients for example, a majority of the circulating DNA is in fact tumor DNA. Further, these CT DNA fragments are similar to the DNA sequences that one would see following a biopsy. Mutations found in the CT DNA replicate those detected in the biopsies of the tumor. A rich resource indeed, and easily accessible.

With this analysis method, the Vancouver team was able analyze 73 genes that are known contributors to the pathogenesis of CRPC, among them cancer drivers (e.g. AR, SPOP, NKX3.1, FOXA1), cell cycle regulators (e.g. TP53, RB1, CDKN1B, CDKN2A), mediators of DNA repair (e.g. BRCA1/2, FANC family genes, ATM, MSH2/6) and the PI3K pathway (e.g. PIK3CA, PTEN, AKT1). There is a lot of biology, prognostic and even predictive significance in these genes, especially when you consider the potential significance of measuring their interacting effects ( for example, Ana Aparicio and colleagues at MD Anderson have shown that combined aberrancies in P53, PTEN and RB are associated with a very poor prognosis).

Aberrations of the androgen receptor are of particular interest, as they are associated with resistance to enzalutamide, abiraterone, and presumably the other drugs targeting this axis that are in development. In a paper a couple of years ago, AR copy number gain was observed in CT DNA in association with Enzalutamide resistance, and mutations within Exon 8 of the Androgen receptor ( the region associated with ligand binding) harbored many mutations.

There are some challenges in this process, and yes it needs to go through a few rounds of validation and improved scalability before we can be doing it at the bedside (or, I should say, in the clinic) on a routine basis. One major limitation is that, while the amount of CT DNA is high ( where by quantity it is prognostic) in a patient with advanced disease, it is low in a patient with a low burden of disease or localized disease, a fact that may limit its application to earlier stage prostate cancer.  Also, most of the panels that are run on CT DNA aim to detect short DNA segments, so large structural rearrangements within the genome may be missed. The intrapatient variability is also something that needs to be rectified. Do blood draws taken from the same patient on consecutive days, or consecutive hours, give the same result?

Nevertheless, the ease of use of a standard blood test and the conformity to what biopsies show suggest that this is a technology that may become very useful over time as a research tool for sure, but also potentially as a treatment predictor and prognostic test.

When will these results hit the clinic on a regular day? The easy answer is when it tells us something positive ( like what to do), as opposed to something negative ( like that our treatment isn’t working, which we probably already knew). While biomarkers of treatment resistance are important in drug development and for raising research questions, they generally don’t guide the typical clinician.  My guess is that they will become standard when they are linked to a therapy that is given as a direct result of the test, for example a parp inhibitor given when coupled to a CT DNA Test showing a BRCA 2 or ATM mutation. Many of the large registration studies with parp inhibitors are including these analyses in their protocols, with a rigorous plan to evaluate the outcome of the testing strategy in addition to the outcome of the pharmacologic therapy being tested.

Watch this space.

Written by: Charles Ryan, MD


Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the Catholic Church

The Catholic Church offers, to those whose marriage has irretrievable broken down, its pastoral care; supporting them on their journey to keep them under the loving gaze of God. The Church surrounds all of our families with its love, care and support and for those whose lives have been changed and hurt, offers healing and reconciliation to ensure they are invaluable members of God’s family.

As part of the outreach of the Diocese of Rockhampton, through its Tribunal Office, the Bishop ensures that all who come to seek advice on their broken relationship will be listened to, assured confidentiality, and guided on the path of healing and wholeness. The Tribunal Office is the first place to begin the process. In complete confidence, an application for an annulment can be made and our Tribunal people will assist you in all aspects of preparing your application.

Marriage Annulments

Annulments are official Church declarations by the Marriage Tribunal that the agreement made by a couple on the wedding day was not the binding agreement it was thought to be.

An annulment or Decree of Nullity frees the parties to enter a marriage according to the Rites of the Catholic Church once all other requirements of law have been fulfilled.

A decree of nullity does not mean that there was never any love between the parties, that they were lacking sincerity, effort or commitment. Nor does it mean that there was no marriage as generally understood by the community at large. In Australia, a Decree of Nullity has no effect in civil law.

The Tribunal

The Tribunal staff are priests, religious men and women and lay men and women. All are trained in Canon Law, especially the laws of the Church about marriage.

Who can approach the Tribunal?

How is a Decision reached?

The Judgement

Costs and timeframes

The Bishops of Queensland have dispensed with charges for the work done by the Tribunal in a full nullity case. However, we gratefully accept any donation you would like to make to support our work.

How long does the process take?

People should not make any arrangements for the celebration of a marriage in the Catholic Church until the final decision has been given.

Rockhampton Diocesan Tribunal Office
07 4887 3079 PO Box 611
170 William Street
Rockhampton Qld 4700


JPMorgan’s Q3 Fails To Deliver On Expectations

JPMorgan Chase

J.P. Morgan Chase’s third-quarter revenue declined as the bank continued to fight against volatile market conditions around the world and continued low-interest rates in the United States.

Shares at the firm dropped 0.6% to $61.16 after hours.

Excluding $2.2 billion of tax benefits and other one-time items, earnings were $1.32 a share. Analysts were expected $1.37 a share.

Revenue also tumbled by 6.4% to $23.54 billion. Analysts had expected $23.69 billion.

Trading revenue was also down 15% to $4.34 billion from $5.07 billion in the third quarter of 2014.

JPMorgan also said its legal bills totaled $1.3 billion in the third quarter, higher than the $1.06 billion it reported during the same period of 2014.

Return on equity which measures J.P. Morgan’s profitability, was 12% in the third quarter compared with 10% a year earlier.

Over the last quarter JPMorgan Chase continued to cut jobs, removing 1,781 positions and bringing its workforce to 235,678.

Shares at J.P. Morgan have fallen 13% since hitting a record high of $70.61 in July

Written by Peter Mondrose

Peter Mondrose


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SAT物理练习：Newton’s Laws

　　Isaac Newton first published his three laws of motion in 1687 in his monumental Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. In these three simple laws, Newton sums up everything there is to know about dynamics. This achievement is just one of the many reasons why he is considered one of the greatest physicists in history.　　While a multiple-choice exam can’t ask you to write down each law in turn, there is a good chance you will encounter a problem where you are asked to choose which of Newton’s laws best explains a given physical process. You will also be expected to make simple calculations based on your knowledge of these laws. But by far the most important reason for mastering Newton’s laws is that, without them, thinking about dynamics is impossible. For that reason, we will dwell at some length on describing how these laws work qualitatively.　　Newton’s First Law　　Newton’s First Law describes how forces relate to motion:　　An object at rest remains at rest, unless acted upon by a net force. An object in motion remains in motion, unless acted upon by a net force.　　A soccer ball standing still on the grass does not move until someone kicks it. An ice hockey puck will continue to move with the same velocity until it hits the boards, or someone else hits it. Any change in the velocity of an object is evidence of a net force acting on that object. A world without forces would be much like the images we see of the insides of spaceships, where astronauts, pens, and food float eerily about.　　Remember, since velocity is a vector quantity, a change in velocity can be a change either in the magnitude or the direction of the velocity vector. A moving object upon which no net force is acting doesn’t just maintain a constant speed—it also moves in a straight line.　　But what does Newton mean by a net force? The net force is the sum of the forces acting on a body. Newton is careful to use the phrase “net force,” because an object at rest will stay at rest if acted upon by forces with a sum of zero. Likewise, an object in motion will retain a constant velocity if acted upon by forces with a sum of zero.　　Consider our previous example of you and your evil roommate pushing with equal but opposite forces on a box. Clearly, force is being applied to the box, but the two forces on the box cancel each other out exactly: F+ –F= 0. Thus the net force on the box is zero, and the box does not move. 　　Yet if your other, good roommate comes along and pushes alongside you with a force R, then the tie will be broken and the box will move. The net force is equal to:

　　Note that the acceleration, a, and the velocity of the box, v, is in the same direction as the net force.

　　Inertia　　The First Law is sometimes called the law of inertia. We define inertia as the tendency of an object to remain at a constant velocity, or its resistance to being accelerated. Inertia is a fundamental property of all matter and is important to the definition of mass.　　Newton’s Second Law　　To understand Newton’s Second Law, you must understand the concept of mass. Mass is an intrinsic scalar quantity: it has no direction and is a property of an object, not of the object’s location. Mass is a measurement of a body’s inertia, or its resistance to being accelerated. The words mass and matter are related: a handy way of thinking about mass is as a measure of how much matter there is in an object, how much “stuff” it’s made out of. Although in everyday language we use the words mass and weight interchangeably, they refer to two different, but related, quantities in physics. We will expand upon the relation between mass and weight later in this chapter, after we have finished our discussion of Newton’s laws. 　　We already have some intuition from everyday experience as to how mass, force, and acceleration relate. For example, we know that the more force we exert on a bowling ball, the faster it will roll. We also know that if the same force were exerted on a basketball, the basketball would move faster than the bowling ball because the basketball has less mass. This intuition is quantified in Newton’s Second Law:

　　Stated verbally, Newton’s Second Law says that the net force, F, acting on an object causes the object to accelerate, a. Since F= macan be rewritten as aF/m, you can see that the magnitude of the acceleration is directly proportional to the net force and inversely proportional to the mass, m. Both force and acceleration are vector quantities, and the acceleration of an object will always be in the same direction as the net force.　　The unit of force is defined, quite appropriately, as a newton (N). Because acceleration is given in units of m/s2 and mass is given in units of kg, Newton’s Second Law implies that 1 N = 1 kg · m/s2. In other words, one newton is the force required to accelerate a one-kilogram body, by one meter per second, each second. 　　Newton’s Second Law in Two Dimensions　　With a problem that deals with forces acting in two dimensions, the best thing to do is to break each force vector into its x- and y-components. This will give you two equations instead of one:

　　The component form of Newton’s Second Law tells us that the component of the net force in the　direction is directly proportional to the resulting component of the acceleration in the　direction, and likewise for the y-component.　　Newton’s Third Law　　Newton’s Third Law has become a cliché. The Third Law tells us that:　　To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.　　What this tells us in physics is that every push or pull produces not one, but two forces. In any exertion of force, there will always be two objects: the object exerting the force and the object on which the force is exerted. Newton’s Third Law tells us that when object A exerts a force Fon object B, object B will exert a force –Fon object A. When you push a box forward, you also feel the box pushing back on your hand. If Newton’s Third Law did not exist, your hand would feel nothing as it pushed on the box, because there would be no reaction force acting on it.　　Anyone who has ever played around on skates knows that when you push forward on the wall of a skating rink, you recoil backward.

　　Newton’s Third Law tells us that the force that the skater exerts on the wall, , is exactly equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force that the wall exerts on the skater, . The harder the skater pushes on the wall, the harder the wall will push back, sending the skater sliding backward.　　Newton’s Third Law at Work　　Here are three other examples of Newton’s Third Law at work, variations of which often pop up on SAT II Physics:

　　You push down with your hand on a desk, and the desk pushes upward with a force equal in magnitude to your push.A brick is in free fall. The brick pulls the Earth upward with the same force that the Earth pulls the brick downward.When you walk, your feet push the Earth backward. In response, the Earth pushes your feet forward, which is the force that moves you on your way.

　　The second example may seem odd: the Earth doesn’t move upward when you drop a brick. But recall Newton’s Second Law: the acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to its mass (a = F/m). The Earth is about 1024 times as massive as a brick, so the brick’s downward acceleration of –9.8 m/s2 is about 1024 times as great as the Earth’s upward acceleration. The brick exerts a force on the Earth, but the effect of that force is insignificant.

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You Spin Me Right Round: Stellar Rotation with Asteroseismology

Title: Core-Envelope Coupling in Intermediate-Mass Core-Helium Burning Stars
Authors: Jamie Tayar et al.
First Author’s Institution: Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii
Status: Accepted to ApJ

Disclaimer: The author of this astrobite currently works with the first author of today’s paper, but was not involved in the presented work.

All stars in nature rotate, including our own. However, stellar rotation over a star’s lifetime remains poorly understood. This has a profound impact on the accuracy of stellar models, which are our primary source for understanding the interiors and evolution of stars.

Today’s paper focuses on internal rotation mechanisms; specifically, how a star’s core rotates with respect to its surface. Understanding stellar core rotation can teach us a ton about internal stellar physics and long-term angular momentum transport within a star’s interior.

stellar oscillations

Asteroseismology uses different oscillation modes of a star to probe its internal structure and properties. [Tosaka]

A Problem of (Astero)Seismic Proportions

Like many outstanding problems in astronomy, this problem can be solved by obtaining more data. How do we get more data on the internal core rotation rates of stars? Through asteroseismology! By studying stellar pulsations, we can infer information about a star’s interior.

The authors of today’s paper focused on evolved intermediate-mass stars, or stars between two and eight times the mass of the Sun. These stars fall in the transition region between low- and high-mass stars, as their name implies. Like their more massive counterparts, these stars have a convective core and rotate rapidly during the main sequence — the phase of evolution where stars burn hydrogen into helium. However, like low-mass stars, intermediate-mass stars become cool red giants as they evolve. It turns out red giant stars also pulsate like the Sun, a low-mass star. By comparing how red giant stars oscillate to how the Sun oscillates, we can measure stellar parameters for red giants, such as their mass and radius.

The Core Tells All

We can additionally infer core rotation periods for red giant stars using asteroseismology, making them the perfect candidates for this study. In red giant stars, waves that propagate near the stellar core interfere with waves that propagate on the surface. By measuring surface pulsations, we can determine how the core and surface waves interact. From there, we can infer details about the stellar core, such as rotation.

core rotation period

Figure 1: Stellar cores spin more slowly as intermediate-mass stars evolve, as shown by this comparison between core rotation period and surface gravity. [Tayar et al. 2019]

After measuring the core rotation periods for the stars in this sample via asteroseismology using data from the Kepler Space Telescope, the authors compared their rotation periods with several other stellar parameters and analyzed how stars with these measured core rotation periods should evolve over time. Figure 1 shows a correlation between measured core rotation periods and surface gravity, which decreases as stars of the same mass evolve. This trend with surface gravity indicates that as these stars evolve, their cores rotate more slowly. The authors also compared their measured core rotation periods with stellar mass and metallicity but found no obvious trends.

Several of the stars in the sample also had surface rotation periods measured by a previous study. This comparison is shown in the left panel of Figure 2. This comparison suggests that as stars decrease in surface gravity (evolve), the ratio between their core rotation period and measured surface rotation period gets closer to 1 (i.e. the surface and core rotation periods become more similar as a star evolves), indicating that the stellar core can become recoupled with the surface as time goes on. The authors, however, exercise caution with such a result. When they predict surface rotation periods with stellar models, that obvious trend disappears (right panel of Figure 2) which shows that there may be a bias when selecting stars with measured surface rotation periods.

surface rotation periods

Figure 2: Surface rotation periods measured from starspot modulation show a trend when compared to core rotation periods and surface gravity (left) while surface rotation determined by models does not (right). [Tayar et al. 2019]

Evolving Stellar Astronomy

The results of this study have several implications for our understanding of stellar evolution. The evolution of core rotation periods over time suggests angular momentum transport occurs between the core of the star and the surrounding envelope. The comparison with surface rotation periods also shows some evidence for core-surface recoupling as these stars evolve. This study provides insight into internal stellar rotation that can be used to improve current stellar models and provides a new jumping off point for future work.

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Can You Benefit from Materialism & Spirituality?

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Materialist scientists propose that impotent, dependent, ignorant phenomena are, as causes, responsible for the existence of beings and things.

In so doing, they must necessarily believe that those causes possess the absolute, infinite power and knowledge needed to bring the whole of reality into being.

The latest discoveries of modem science, affirming the interconnected unity and wholeness of the universe, deny the validity of all the explanations put forward by materialistic science.

They demonstrate that the concept of causality is not by any means the corollary of ‘objective’, scientific investigation. It is no more than a hypothesis which looks increasingly irrational and nonsensical.

There is still a widespread conviction that science can do without the concept of a Creator. Again, this may have been plausible in classical physics, but in the light of the discoveries in modern physics it isn’t.

Consider, for example, the idea that the universe began with a big bang. The idea is something of a paradox.

Of the four forces of nature, only gravity acts systematically on a cosmic scale, and in our experience gravity is an attractive or ‘pulling’ force.

Can You Benefit from Materialism & Spirituality? - About Islam

But the explosion which marked the creation of the universe required a very powerful contrary, or ‘pushing’, force to initiate the path of expansion which continues to this day.

It is puzzling that the expansion is countered by the force of gravity which is contracting, not expanding. Careful measurements show that the rate of expansion has been ‘fine- tuned’ to fall on an edge between two catastrophes: a little slower, and the cosmos would collapse, a little faster and the cosmic material would have completely dispersed long ago.

Now; the materialist scientists grasp that such a precisely arranged explosion requires infinite power and knowledge that cannot be attributed to causes.

But in their misguided commitment to causality they deny the act of creation and are compelled to say, ‘It just happened; it must be accepted as an initial condition.’

Some initial condition! And the rate of expansion is only one of countless cosmic miracles which, we may be sure, remain to be understood and described.

But in their misguidance, the scientists make believe that miracles of Absolute Power are ‘remarkable’ coincidences, and attribute the universe to a random ‘accident’.

Thus, one of the fundamental theories of modern science is totally compatible with the concept of the Absolute Creator. For the purpose of our argument here, the vital point is that that theory is most definitely not compatible with causality .Thus, the need for God, the Causer of causes, enters science in a fundamental way.

In classical physics, it was believed that a measurement performed in one place can’t instantaneously affect a particle in another, very distant, place.

The basis for this belief is that interactions between systems tend to decline with distance.

For, according to the explanation by causality a cause must be in the immediate vicinity of its effect.

That two particles several metres, let alone light years, apart, influence each other’s position and motion, should therefore he inconceivable.

However, quantum mechanics predicts a great degree of correlation between two such particles, as though they were co-operating by telepathy.

Now; how is it possible to explain this ‘remarkable’ degree of co-operation between different parts of the universe that have never been in contact with each other without mentioning their Creator?

How do they achieve this miracle Divine Unity is the only reasonable, coherent and acceptable, indeed necessary, explanation.

To the materialists, this situation is paradoxical because it cannot be explained by causality. But to the believer in God, it is a beautiful aspect of His Unity affirming a universal coherence and all-encompassing principles that run throughout the cosmos.

When we break the vicious chains of cause and effect explanations, the meaningless world of materialism gives way to a world illumined with meaning and purpose.

The universe becomes like a vast book addressing man and making known its Author so that its readers can take lessons and continually increase in knowledge of their Maker, and deepen their conviction about the fundamentals of faith.

Everything is full of art and is being constantly renewed, and, like the effect, the cause of each thing is also created. For each thing to exist there is need for infinite power and knowledge.

Thus, there must exist One of Absolute Power and Knowledge who directly creates the cause and the effect together.

All causes and effects demonstrate the Attributes of their Maker, proclaiming the Divine Power and Perfection through their impotence and limitations, all declare: ‘There is no god but God’. Just as the universe points to this truth of Divine Unity, so too it is taught by the Owner of the universe in the sacred Books He has revealed.

The phrase, ‘There is no god but God’, is the fundamental of revelation and it is confirmed by the testimony of all existents, It is the key to the Qur’an, and makes the riddle of the creation of the universe intelligible, a riddle that has reduced materialist science and philosophy to incoherence.

The path of unity is also the path of revelation. It is the only path that shows man his Master and Owner, and leads him to recognize worship) the One who alone possesses the Absolute Power that can meet the whole range of his needs.

The Qur’an is the only source that teaches us that the universe and the beings within it don’t bear a meaning limited to themselves but testify to their Maker’s Unity.

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It teaches what the universe is and what duties it is performing. For this reason, every Muslim should study the universe and affirm that all existents, through their order, mutual relationships and duties, refute the false claims of materialist and atheistic reasoning, refute that they are anything other than the property and creatures of a Single Creator.

Each rejects the false concepts of chance and causality. Each ascribes itself and all other existents to the One Creator. Each is a proof that the Creator has no partners.

The greatest impediment to man’s search for happiness and the meaning of life is to regard science, the study of the created world, as separate from and irreconcilable with revelation.

Indeed, when His Unity is known and understood correctly, it becomes clear that there is nothing to necessitate that causes have independent efficacy.

So, it is impossible for them to be partners to the Creator. Then, the Muslim scientist will say through his investigations and discoveries: ‘There is no god but God, alone and without partner’.

The universe is a document to be used by the believers. Because believing in God is, as the Qur’an informs us, to assent with one’s heart to the Creator with all His Attributes supported by the testimony of the whole universe.

The true affirmation of God’s Unity is a judgement, a confirmation, an assent and acceptance that find the Owner of all things present with all things. It finds in all things a path leading to Him. It doesn’t see anything as an obstacle to His presence. There is no dichotomy between true science and revelation.

Rather, true progress in science (with happiness for mankind) can only be achieved in the way of the Qur’an. All scientific discoveries and technological advances are merely the uncovering of the way the universe is created.

When the universe is seen as a vast and meaningful unified book describing the beings in it as signs of their Creator, all these discoveries and advances reinforce belief rather than inculcating doubt and bewilderment.

The greatest impediment to man’s search for happiness and the meaning of life is to regard science, the study of the created world, as separate from and irreconcilable with revelation, the Word of the Creator. But as man learns to heed the universe and his senses, rather than the materialist scientists, he will wake up to the contradictions of their scientific reasoning.

Faced, in the creation, with so much of beauty, utility, subtlety complexity’s awesomeness, purposefulness, attempts to explain creation by causality are increasingly recognized as unproductive.

People then feel the need for and the importance of, the true science and knowledge which can yield knowledge of God and belief in Him. Your Glory is infinite! We have no knowledge save what You have granted us, You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

This article is from Health & Science’s archive and was originally published at an earlier date.

First published in The Fountain Magazine: – Issue number 8


A four-member team of videographers from FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C. is on the CDP campus this week, collecting footage of various aspects of the Center’s advanced responder training and interviewing CDP staff, instructors and students.

The team is filming segments of three hazardous materials, two healthcare and two law enforcement courses at various locations, including the Advanced Responder Training Complex, COBRA (Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological) Training Facility, and the Noble (Hospital) Training Facility.

The team plans to produce at least one video targeted at hazardous materials specialists, one video targeted at healthcare professionals, and one video targeted at those in the law enforcement community, in addition to a comprehensive promotional video about the CDP.  It will also produce a number of smaller, 10-15 second video clips of things they film.

The promotional videos and clips will be posted on the Center’s web and social media sites. FEMA headquarters and CDP staff will also use them in presentations to various audiences.

The first videos should be available in early January.


Working in Extreme Cold

As anyone who's lived or worked in it knows, a cold environment just makes everything harder. You fumble with numb fingers under bulky gloves, slip on the ice, shiver at the sight of your breath hitting the icy air. Working under extremely cold conditions, however, is not only inconvenient and uncomfortable; if you don't take some basic precautions, it can pose serious threats to your health. What's more, the symptoms of cold-related ailments are easy to overlook -- even though they can cause irreversible tissue damage and in extreme cases even kill. So whether you're working in the fishing industry, laboring outdoors in the winter, or working in refrigerated warehouses, you should be aware of the health risks that come with your job -- and how to protect yourself against them.

How cold is too cold?

No matter what the temperature is around your body, it continuously strives to maintain its normal internal temperature of 98.6. (A drop of just a few degrees can be life-threatening.) For most of us, that means we're most comfortable working in an environment of about 73 degrees (with 45 percent humidity). If your work is extremely labor-intensive (and thus heat-generating), however, the ideal working temperature could be as low as 55 degrees -- without special clothing to ward off the cold.

When you're calculating safety, don't forget to include the wind chill factor -- a reading that combines air temperature with wind velocity. On a 40-degree day with 35-mile-per-hour winds, for example, the temperature your exposed skin is experiencing is not 40 degrees: it's 11 degrees.

What happens to the body under extreme cold conditions?

While the body has some very effective mechanisms to adjust to extreme heat conditions, it has very few tricks to deal with the cold. Its first line of defense is to constrict blood vessels and limit blood flow to the extremities (primarily hands and feet) and to the skin's surface. That way, less body heat from the blood is lost through the skin into the environment. The body's only other defense against the cold is shivering, which generates heat by increasing the body's metabolism.

What are the health problems associated with working in an extremely cold environment?

Frostbite. This occurs when your skin and sometimes muscle tissue freeze due to exposure. It usually affects the hands and feet -- which your body has kept colder in order to save heat in the rest of the body -- or the exposed skin on ears, cheeks and noses. One is at risk for frostbite at temperatures below 30 degrees, although wind chill effects can also cause frostbite at above-freezing temperatures. The tissue damage can be irreversible, and in rare cases amputation is sometimes necessary. Early symptoms of frostbite include a tingling, stinging, or aching feeling in exposed area followed by numbness. If the victim is suffering from hypothermia (see below), treat hypothermia first. Then treat frostbite by covering affected areas with dry, sterile gauze or soft, clean cloth bandages. Do not massage the area; it can worsen the injury. Severe cases require hospitalization.

Hypothermia. In this potentially fatal condition, the body temperature falls, impairing normal muscular and brain functions. Initial symptoms -- which occur if the body temperature drops to 95 degrees from the normal 98.6 -- include shivering, the inability to perform complex motor functions, mild confusion, and lethargy. If body temperature continues to fall, hypothermia becomes more severe until victims cannot perform even simple motor functions. They may also fall into a semi-conscious state, exhibiting slurred speech and irrational behavior; campers caught in a blizzard and suffering from hypothermia, for example, have been known to tear off their clothes and run in the snow. The most severe state of hypothermia occurs when body temperature falls to 90 degrees. This causes the body to move into a state of hibernation: the heart rate and breathing slow and the victim may lose consciousness; full heart failure can occur.

Naturally, victims need immediate medical treatment. If you can't get a hypothermia victim to the hospital, try conserving her body heat by warming her. Find shelter if possible, remove the worker's wet clothing, add layers of dry clothing, and cover her with blankets. Do not apply direct heat: Do not use hot water, a heating pad, or a heat lamp to warm the victim. If medical treatment will be delayed, try warming the victim's body with your own. If possible, use warm compresses on the neck, chest, and groin. Do not warm arms and legs -- this forces cold blood back toward the heart, lungs, and brain, which can be fatal. Give the victims liquids as well (but no alcohol or caffeine).

Trench foot. Common among fisherman, this condition is caused by continuous exposure to wet, cold environments, especially when the feet are immersed in water. Spasms in the blood vessels stop the blood's circulation to the foot, which can cause muscular damage. Symptoms include a tingling or itching sensation, burning, pain, swelling, and sometimes blisters. Move the worker to a warm, dry area, then wash and dry the affected skin. Rewarm the foot and elevate it slightly, and get medical help as soon as possible.

What can I do to protect myself?

Wear protective clothing. The first line of protection against the cold is dressing correctly. You should wear at least three layers of clothing, beginning with an inner layer of cotton or synthetic weave to allow your skin to breathe. The middle layer should be a fabric like wool or synthetic fabric (such as Qualofil or Pile) to absorb sweat and retain insulation (down is also a good lightweight insulator but useless if it gets wet). The third, outer layer -- a fabric like Gore-Tex or nylon -- should break the wind and allow some ventilation. Special care should be taken to properly cover the head (where 40 percent of body heat can be lost), as well as the feet, hands and face, which are most prone to frostbite. Make sure your foot and hand gear is thoroughly waterproof. Also, keep a change of clothes at work in case your clothes get wet.

Get your engineers involved. Your workplace should reduce exposure to cold by installing on-site heating devices, erecting shields or walls, and putting thermal insulating covers on equipment handles when temperatures are below 30 degrees.

Adopt safe work practices. Your employer should allow you time to adjust to new cold conditions before requiring you to work at full capacity.

In addition:

Reduce exposure. Try to reduce the time you're required to work in the cold as much as possible (by working during the warmest hours of the day, for example).

Get advice. Talk with a safety specialist about the potential for accidents while wearing thick gloves or bulky clothing.

Take breaks. Work at your own pace and take more frequent breaks if needed.

Liquids help. Ask your employer to provide liquids to keep you from dehydrating, if that isn't already being done.

Buddy system. Implement a buddy system under which you and other employees can look after each other during outdoor work.

Warning signs. Most importantly, ask for on-the-job training about the risks of working in extreme cold environments and how to recognize symptoms of cold-related ailments.

Further Resources

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Mayo Clinic. Hypothermia: First aid. January 2008.

OSHA Fact Sheets. Protecting workers in cold environments. U.S. Department of Labor. December 22, 1998. USDL 98-55.

American Heart Association. Cold Weather: AHA Recommendations: 2000.

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Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero is an action video game developed and published by Konami and released for the Nintendo DS in 2008. It is the sequel to Elebits.

Kai and Zero find a were exploring behind the hills of town one day. They find an old abandoned house so they decide to explore it. Inside they find a bus, The bus can travel to different dimentions.


There are many terms in currency around the education world which display ambiguity of meaning. This is an attempt to define a vocabulary which clarifies at least what is meant when we use a word or phrase of jargon in the context of engineering education.  The following list is alphabetical: no further significance is intended by the order of terms.

Assessed work is often given a grade, which might be numerical (0 to 10 or 0 to 100), letter (A to F, for example) or binary (pass/fail).

grade point average

It is common to average grades (inevitably converted to numerical grades) over a year or whole programme.  This results in a grade point average (GPA) often in the range 0 to 4 or 0 to 5. Despite its ubiquity the GPA is fundamentally flawed if it combines different types of grades, as is likely in engineering, where a competence might be graded pass/fail whereas a lectured module might be numerically graded. See also HEAR below, and consider the potential of a portfolio.


Feb 06, 2020 20:27 Asia/Tehran [Updated: Feb 14, 2020 10:41 Asia/Tehran]

Bushehr (IP): The Head of Iran's Judiciary Ebrahim Raisi said elections are the most important issue in the country, and all those who care about the system, the state, the dignity of the nation and the revolution must fulfill their mission in this field.

Iran Press/Iran news: Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi addressed people of Bushehr during his provincial tour to the southern province, saying: "Whoever, with or without any motivation, questions the election process for the sake of not serving their interests or seeking to attract the attention of others, whether or not they want to undermine the election process, weakens the electoral process and would be along the enemy's will."

"The enemy's strategy is to insecure the nation's great fortunes," he added.

Iran's Judiciary Head went on to say that empowering the country comes from an efficient and powerful system, and the formation of a strong parliament is an important foundation for a strong country.

Ebrahim Raisi referred to the 1000- km- coastline of Bushehr province, emphasizing: "50% of the GDP of some countries comes from the sea. If the maritime economy is activated, this sector's valuable reserves can be used to solve the country's problems; including production, reducing unemployment, and job creation."

"The more we are empowered in this sector, the more frustrated the enemy will be," he said.

Reisi, referring to the Islamic Revolution leader's view of the stability and resistance of the Bushehr people against the British troops and the invaders, saying: "The province has distinguished figures such as Rais-Ali Delvari, and Abd al-Husayn Lari who helped people stand against the aggression vigorously."

Iran's Judiciary Head underlined that martyrs, Islamic and national culture, and strong presence of the Iranian nation in various fields have pushed the enemy back. We have seen an example of this during the funeral procession of the martyred Lieutenant-General Qasem Soleimani.

He emphasized that martyrs are the true intellectuals of society: "The true intellectual is one who recognizes society and its real need and as a real observer trying to solve problems, not one who pushes society toward Western culture and model."

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